The Germany company's first Spectrum rocket lifted off Sunday morning (March 30) from Andøya Spaceport in northern Norway on the first-ever orbital launch attempt from European soil.

Isar Aerospace, a German start-up based in Munich, launched the rocket from the island of Andøya in northern Norway. The rocket took off from the platform at 12.30 pm CET and flew for about 30 ...

an orbital rocket developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, started smoking from its sides and then crashed back to Earth with a powerful explosion after launching from Norway's Andoya ...

OSLO, Norway — A rocket by a private European aerospace company launched from Norway on Sunday and crashed into the sea 30 seconds later. Despite the short test flight, Isar Aerospace said that ...

Germany-based Isar Aerospace attempted to launch the first orbital rocket from European soil on Sunday morning (March 30).

Isar Aerospace, which had warned that the initial launch could end prematurely, said the test produced extensive data that its team can learn from. Blasting off from Norway's Arctic Andoeya ...

The first flight of Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket didn't last long on Sunday. The booster's nine engines switched off as the rocket cartwheeled upside-down and fell a short distance from its Arctic ...

Isar Aerospace Launch Vehicle "Spectrum" stands on a launchpad at Andoya Spaceport in Nordmela, on Andøya island, Norway, on March 21, 2025. (Brady Kenniston/Isar Aerospace, Photo Wingmen Media ...

Unfavorable winds meant that the Spectrum rocket couldn't be launched from the island of Andøya in northern Norway, Munich-based Isar Aerospace said. The launch is subject to various factors ...